Clearwell Castle

Clearwell Castle in Clearwell, the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, is a Gothic Revival house constructed from 1727. Built by Thomas Wyndham to the designs of Roger Morris, it is the earliest Georgian Gothic Revival castle in England predating better-known examples such as Strawberry Hill House by over twenty years.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clearwell Caves and Puzzlewood.

Clearwell Caves

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Clearwell Caves, at Clearwell in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, is a natural cave system which has been extensively mined for iron ore. It now operates primarily as a working mining museum. Clearwell Caves is situated 2,900 feet northeast of Clearwell Castle.

Puzzlewood

Forest

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Puzzlewood is an ancient woodland site and tourist attraction, near Coleford in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. The site, covering 14 acres, shows evidence of open-cast iron ore mining dating from the Roman period, and possibly earlier.

Perrygrove railway station

Railway station

Perrygrove railway station is the home of the 15 in gauge Perrygrove Railway. The railway was opened in 1996 and is a heritage railway. There is a run round loop, sidings, platform, picnic area, station building, parking, and engine shed located at the station. Perrygrove railway station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Clearwell Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clearwell and Sling.

Clearwell

Village

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Clearwell is a village and former ancient manor in the Forest of Dean, West Gloucestershire, England. Situated 3 miles south of Coleford and 2.5 miles east of the Welsh border, a recent survey indicated that the population of Clearwell is approximately 350.

Sling

Village

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Sling is a village in Gloucestershire, England. The village is located between Clearwell and Bream. It is just south of the village of Milkwall.

Ellwood

Village

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Ellwood is a hamlet in the Forest of Dean district in Gloucestershire, England. It lies around 3 kilometres south-east of Coleford. The hamlet has a football club Ellwood F.C. who play at Bromley Road.

Clearwell Castle

Type: Castle
Description: house in Gloucestershire, England, UK
Categories: English country house, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Newland, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.76651° or 51° 45′ 59″ north

Longitude

-2.6245° or 2° 37′ 28″ west

Open location code

9C3VQ98G+J6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 31249534

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q5130970

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Clearwell Castle” goes by many names.

Chinese: “克利韋爾城堡”
Finnish: “Clearwellin linna”
French: “Château de Clearwell”
Italian: “Castello di Clearwell”
Spanish: “Castillo de Clearwell”
Welsh: “Clearwell Castle”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Peter and Clearwell Church of England Primary School.

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